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Bylaw 752
Speed Limit Bylaw
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TOWN OF WEMBLEY
BYLAW 752
A Bylaw of the Town of Wembley in the Province of Alberta
for the Purpose of Establishing a Standard Speed Limit Within the Town.
WHEREAS subsection 106(c) of the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6, (the "Act")
provides that the maximum speed limit for a highway or street located within an urban area such
as the Town of Wembley is 50 kilometres per hour, unless another speed limit for a highway or
street is prescribed by a sign posted pursuant to subsections 108(1)(c) and (3) of the Act;
AND WHEREAS subsection 106.1(1) of the Act provides that despite subsection 106(c),
Council may by bylaw establish a speed limit for a highway or street located within the Town of
Wembley that is different from the 50 kilometres per hour speed limit referred to in subsection
106(c);
AND WHEREAS subsection 106.1(2) of the Act states that a bylaw made under subsection
106.1(1) must provide for the giving of public notice of a speed limit for a highway or street
located within the Town of Wembley before the speed limit becomes effective;
AND WHEREAS Council must hold a public hearing in respect of the proposed bylaw in
accordance with section 230 of the Municipal Government Act (RSA 2000, c. M-26), after
giving notice of it in accordance with section 606 of the Municipal Government Act.
AND WHEREAS this Bylaw has been advertised in accordance with section 606 and a public
hearing has been held in accordance with section 230:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEMBLEY ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1.
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Town of Wembley Speed Limit Bylaw".
PART I - DEFINITIONS
INTERPRETATION
2.
In this Bylaw, including this section, unless contrary to any other Act, these
definitions shall apply:
a. "Act" means the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6, as amended from time to
time;
b. "Highway" has the meaning as defined in the Act;
c. "Municipal Administrator" means the Municipal Administrator or Chief
Administrative Officer for the Town of Wembley or their delegate.
d. "Peace Officer" means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(R.C.M.P.), a Peace Officer appointed pursuant to the Alberta Peace Officer Act,
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Speed Limit Bylaw
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SA 2006, c P-3.5, as amended from time to time, or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer
appointed by the Town of Wembley;
e. "Town" means the municipal corporation of the Town of Wembley.
PART II - SPEED LIMIT
3.
Despite subsection 106(1) of the Act, the maximum speed limit for a highway or
street located within the Town of Wembley is established as 30 kilometres per hour,
unless otherwise posted.
4.
The speed limit established in subsection (1) does not apply to a highway or street
where the speed limit is prescribed by a traffic control device, as that term is
defined in the Act.
5.
No person shall drive a vehicle in an alley at a speed greater than 20 kilometers
per hour.
PART III - PUBLIC NOTICE
6.
The Town must post on its website www.wembley.ca a notice in respect of the
speed limit set out in subsection 3(1) no later than June 30,2022, and must
maintain this notice on the website indefinitely.
7.
The Municipal Administrator must erect signs at the municipal boundary on all
highways and streets entering into the Town indicating the speed limit set out in
subsection 3(1) no later than June 30, 2022.
PART IV - EXERCISE OF DISCRETION
The Town has the discretion to enforce this bylaw, and is not liable for any causes of action should a
Peace Officer decide not to enforce this Bylaw, as long as the decision to not enforce this Bylaw was
made in good faith.
PART V - ENACTMENT
This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on July 1, 2022.
READ a first time this __9_____ day of _____May____________, 2022.
READ a second time this __9____ day of _________May________, 2022
READ a third time and finally passed this ___9_____ day of _________May_______, 2022
(SIGNED
(SIGNED)
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Mayor - Kelly Peterson
CAO - Noreen Zhang